EIGE

Tertiary educational attainment eustrat_epsr_eoalm_esll__edat_lfse_03

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage (comparable)
Description:

The indicator is defined as the percentage of the population aged 30-34 who have successfully completed tertiary studies (e.g. university, higher technical institution, etc.). This educational attainment refers to ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) 2011 level 5-8 for data from 2014 onwards and to ISCED 1997 level 5-6 for data up to 2013.

Keywords:
education, educational attainment, educational attainment level, higher education, isced, labor market, labour market, level of education, skills, tertiary education
IS
ME
UK
RO
BA
IT
HU
SK
CZ
MK
RS
FI
PT
BG
SI
EL
TR
DE
AT
HR
EE
EU27_2020
MT
EA21
LV
PL
ES
BE
CH
NO
FR
NL
DK
SE
LT
CY
LU
IE
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
IS
52.4
50.4
45.9
45.3(b)
46(b)
52.8
51.7
53.7
48.8
47.1
46.4(b)
43.9
42.8
44.6
40.9
41.7
38.3
36.3
36.4(u)
41.1
38.8
38.2(b)
33.6
31
32.6
28.9
ME
38.4
36.8
32.4
34
33.9
31
28.3(b)
26.8
24.2
24.1
UK
50
48.8
48.2
48.1
47.8
47.7(b)
47.4
46.9
45.5(b)
43.1(b)
41.4
39.5(b)
38.3(b)
36.4
34.5
33.6(b)
31.5
31.5
29.9
29
28(b)
25.5
24.6
24.1
23.2
22.8
21.3
RO
22.6
23.6
22.8
26.3
24.8(b)
26.4
25.8
24.6
26.3
25.6
25.6
25(b)
22.9
21.7
20.3
18.3(b)
16.8
16
13.9
12.4
11.4
10.3
8.9(b)
9.1
8.8
8.9
8.6
8.4
13
BA
28
26.7
28.2
28.6
28.8(b)
IT
30.4
30.7
29.2
27.4
26.8(b)
27.8
27.8
28(b)
26.9
26.2
25.3
23.9(b)
22.5
21.9
20.4
19.9
19
19.2
18.6
17.6
17.1
15.6(b)
13.9
13.1
12.2
11.6
10.8
9.9
9.4
9.2
8.6
8.6
8.4(b)
8.6
HU
33.6
34.1
32.8
35
35.9(b)
33.3
33.3
33.5(b)
32.1
33
34.3
34.1(b)
32.3
29.8
28.2
26.1
24
22.8
20.6
19.4
17.9
18.5
16.3
14.4
14.8(b)
14.8
15.4
14.1
14.1
SK
35.6
36.4
41.1
39.3
40.2(b)
39.7
40.1
37.7
34.3
31.5
28.4
26.9(b)
26.9
23.7
23.2(b)
22.1
17.6
15.8
14.8
14.4
14.3
12.9
11.5
10.5
10.7
10.6
11.1
10.6
CZ
37.9
35
34.9
36.5
36.5(b)
35
35.1
33.7
34.2
32.8
30.1
28.2(b)
26.7
25.6
23.7(b)
20.4
17.5
15.4
13.3
13.1
13
12.7
12.6(b)
12.6
13.3
13.7
12.5
11.8
MK
38.8
39.3
35.5
35.7
35(b)
39.7
35.7
33.3
30.6
29.1
28.6
24.9(b)
23.1
21.7
20.4
17.1
14.3
12.4
12.2
11.6
RS
39.1
40
38.2
36.1
35.3(b)
33
33.5
32.8
31.4
29.9
28.9
27.1(b)
25.4
24.6
20.7
20.5
FI
41.6
43.2
43.1
46.8
44.9(b)
49.6
47.3
44.2
44.6
46.1
45.5
45.3(b)
45.1
45.8
46
45.7
45.9
45.7
47.3
46.2
43.7
43.4
41.7
41.2
41.6
40.3(b)
39.2
36.3
26.2
23.7
24.6
PT
41.7
41.9
39.7
41.5
42.5(b)
39.7
36.7
33.8
33.5
34.3
32.1
31.6(b)
30.1
27.7
26.6(b)
24
21.3
21.6
19.5
18.3
17.5
16.3(b)
14.7
12.9
11.6
11.1
11.1
9.4(b)
14
12.7
13.2
14.9
14.3
15.1
BG
42.4
39.7(b)
35
33.5
32.8(b)
33.4
32.5(b)
33.7
32.8
33.8
32.1
30.9(b)
29.4
26.9
27.3(b)
28(b)
27.9
27.1
26
25.3(b)
24.9
25.2
23.6
23.2
23.6(b)
19.5
SI
42.9
43.2
40(b)
48.8
49.2(b)
46.9
44.9
42.7
46.4
44.2
43.4
41(b)
40.1
39.2
37.9
34.8
31.6
30.9
31
28.1
24.6
25.1
23.6
20.7
18.1
18.5
15.7
15.8
15.8
15.3
EL
43.2
44.4
45.1
44.8
44.3(b)
43.9
43.1
44.3
43.7
42.7
40.4
37.2(b)
34.9
31.2
29.1
28.6
26.6(b)
25.7
26.3
26.9
25.5
25.1(b)
23
23.5
25(b)
25.4
25.4
25.8
23.1
22.1
20.7
19.5
18.6
17.7
TR
43.2
41.7
39.9
37.6
35.5(b)
33.1
31.4
28.8
27.3
26.5
23.6
21.5(b)
19.5
18
16.3
15.5
14.7
13
12.3
11.9
DE
43.9
42.4
40.5
39
38.9(b)
36.6(b)
35.5
34.9
34
33.2
32.3
31.4(b)
32.9
31.8(b)
30.6
29.7(b)
29.4
27.7
26.5
25.8
26.1(b)
26.8
25.1
24.2
25.5
25.7
24.5
24.6
23.7(b)
24.2
23.6
24.3
24.1
AT
44.4
44.3
44
44
43(b)
41.6
42.4
40.7
40.8
40.1
38.7
40(b)
27.1
26.1
23.6
23.4
23.4
21.9
20.9
21.1(b)
20.7
20.9(b)
(u)
(u)
(u)
(u)
16.3
9.7
10.8
10.3
9.9
HR
45
40.7
39.1
34.7
34.2(b)
34.8
32.6
33.9
28.4
29.4
31
32.9(b)
26.3
23.4
24.4
24.4(b)
21.1
18.4
16.6(b)
16.7
17.4
16.8
16.9
16.2
EE
45.6
45.3
47.3
45.7
43.1(b)
41.5
44
44.6
45.6
43.3
42.7
43.2(b)
42.5
39.5
40.2
40.2
36.3
34.4
33.5
32.5
31.7
28.3
28
27.7
28.5
30.4(b)
29.5
32.5
EU27_2020
45.7
44.7
43.8
42.8
42(b)
41.2
40.4
39.5
38.6
37.8
37.3
36.5(b)
35.7
34.5
33.4
32.6
31.1
30.1
29
28
27.2
26
24.2
22.5
MT
46.4
45.9
43.3
42.9
44.6(b)
40.1
39.9
35.4
33.5
32
29.1
28.6(b)
28.7
26.3
23.4(b)
22.1
21.9
21
20.8
20.7
17.6(b)
17.6(d)
13.7(d)
9.3(d)
12.9(du)
7.4(du)
EA21
46.5
45.4
44.2
43
42.3(b)
41.3
40.4
39.4
38.2
37.4
37.1
36.4(b)
35.8
34.8
33.9
33.5
32.3
31.5
30.8
29.7
29
28
26.2
24.7
LV
48.3
44.3
47.4
45.7
47.7(b)
49.2
45.7
42.7
43.8
42.8
41.3
39.9(b)
40.7
37.2
35.9
32.6
30.5
26.3
25.7
19.3
18.5
18.2
18.3
17.3(b)
16.3
18.6
16.4(b)
18.3
PL
48.3
48.1
49.2
47.7
46.7(b)
47.7
47(b)
45.7
45.7
44.6
43.4
42.1(b)
40.5
39.1
36.5
34.8(b)
32.8
29.7
27
24.7
22.7
20.4
17.2(b)
14.4
13.2
12.5(b)
11.9(d)
11.3
13.5
ES
51.4
51.7
50.6
48.7
46.2(b)
44.8
44.7
42.4
41.2
40.1
40.9
42.3(b)
42.3
41.5
41.9
42
40.7
41.3
40.9
39.4
39.9(b)
36.9
35.1
34.4
31.3
29.2
29.3(d)
28.3(d)
26.1
24.9
23.3
21.3
20.1
18.6
BE
53
50.9
50.2
53.1
49.9(b)
47.8
47.5
47.6
45.9(b)
45.6
42.7
43.8(b)
42.7
43.9
42.6
44.4
42
42.9(b)
41.5
41.4
39.1
39.9
37.7
35.2
35.2
35.2
32(d)
32.3
31.9
30.9
29.9
28.3
28.2
26.6
CH
53.5
53.6
55.1
53.5
55.1(b)
56.4
56.1
55
52.8
51.2
49.3
47.2(b)
44.8
42.3
41.8
41.9(b)
43.4
41.3
36.5
35
33.4
32.8
32.4
30
27.3
27.3
27
27.3
27.8
25.3
NO
54.7
56.1
56.6
55.6
55.1(b)
51.5
49.1
50.6
49
50.1
50.9
52.1(b)
48.8
47.6
48.8
47.3
47
46.2
43.7
41.9(b)
39.4
39.5
40.7
43.4
42.2
37.3
35.1
33.6
31.3
28.9
FR
55
52.4
51.5
49.2
49.5(b)
48.8
47.5
46.2
44.4
43.7
45.1
43.7(b)
44(b)
43.3
43.1
43.2
43
41
41.4
39.7
37.7
35.6
34.8(b)
31.5
29.5
27.4
26.2
25
21.7
21.1
22.2
22
20.8
NL
56.1
54.8
54.3
56
53.4(b)
54
51.4(b)
49.4
47.9
45.7
46.3
44.8(b)
43.2(b)
42.2
41.2
41.4
38.3
38
34.9
34.2
32.6(b)
33.6
31.7
28.6
27.2
26.5
25.4
22.7
25.6
24.2
DK
56.3
54.9
52.7
52.3
52.5(b)
49.8
49.4
48.7
48.4(b)
46.7(b)
45.7
43.6(b)
43.4
43.2
41.3
41.1
40.4
38.9(b)
38.1(b)
43
43.1
41.4
38.2(b)
34.2
32.9
32.1
31.1
28.3
28.8
29.7(b)
29.6
30.7
26.4
23.1
SE
56.4
58
58
55.4
51.8(b)
52.2
52.5
51.8(b)
51.3
51
50.2
49.9(b)
48.3
47.9
46.8
45.3
43.9
42
41
39.5(b)
37.6(b)
33.9
31
28.3
26.6(b)
31.8
31.8
30.5
29.5
30.3
29.4
LT
61.8
61.3
59.5
61
60.2(b)
59.6
57.8
57.6
58
58.7
57.6
53.3(b)
51.3
48.6
45.7
43.8
40.4
39.9
36.4
39.4
37.7
30.9
25.2
23.4(b)
21.2
42.6
44.9
48
CY
65.4
64.4
65.3
62.6
62.1(b)
60.5
58.2
57.1
55.9
53.4
54.5
52.5(b)
47.8
49.9
46.2
45.3
45(b)
47.1
46.2
46.1
40.8
41
39.9
36
32.7
31.1
31.5
LU
67.7
66.3
61.9
62.9
62.5(b)
62.2
56.2
56.2
52.7(u)
54.6(u)
52.3(b)
52.7(b)
52.5
49.6
48.2
46.1
46.6(b)
39.8
35.3(b)
35.5
37.6
31.4
17.3(b)
23.6
23.9
21.2
21.7(b)
21.6
18.6
18
26.4
23.2
12.9
IE
68.8
66.4
63.7
62.6
62.4(b)
58.1
55.4
56.3
54.5(b)
54.6
53.8
54.6(b)
53.6
52.2
51
51.4
50.4
47.9
45.2(b)
41.9
39.2
38.6
35.1
32
30.6
27.5
24.7
28.4
27.9
25.1
22.4
21.6
20

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable